Egypt’s Tahya Misr Fund launched the most important complete humanitarian support convoy to the Gaza Strip from the People’s Square within the New Administrative Capital, on Sunday. The convoy, comprising greater than 460 vans carrying over 7,200 tons of provides, is available in response to President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s directives to assist the Palestinian individuals.
The provides embrace meals, important commodities and medical requirements, despatched forward of Ramadan.
Tamer Abdel Fattah, govt director of the Tahya Misr Fund, mentioned the help drive demonstrates Egyptian solidarity and cooperation with Palestinians. He mentioned the fund had labored with authorities businesses, the personal sector, civil society organisations and enterprise individuals to organise the pressing support.
Kamel El-Wazir, deputy prime minister for industrial growth and minister of trade and transport, and Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, deputy prime minister and minister of well being and inhabitants, attended the launch of the help convoy. Ashraf Sobhy, minister of youth and sports activities; Amr Talaat, minister of communications and data know-how; Sherif El-Sherbiny, minister of housing, utilities, and concrete communities; Manal Awad, minister of native growth; Sherif Farouk, minister of provide; Maya Morsi, minister of social solidarity and Alaa Farouk, minister of agriculture and land reclamation, in addition to quite a lot of governors, enterprise individuals, and representatives of civil society organisations and NGOs, have been additionally current.
According to Abdel Fattah, the help convoys have been ready in cooperation with the Ministry of Local Development and the governorates and can be launched in three phases:
- Phase One: Launched Sunday from the governorates of Cairo, Giza, Qalyubia, Matrouh, Suez, South Sinai, North Sinai, Ismailia, Sharqia, and New Valley.
- Phase Two: From the governorates of Alexandria, Beheira, Matrouh, Dakahlia, Damietta, Kafr El-Sheikh, Gharbia, and Monufia.
- Phase Three: From the governorates of Fayoum, Beni Suef, Minya, Assiut, Sohag, Qena, Luxor, Aswan, and Red Sea.
Abdel Fattah mentioned the convoy included medical provides and important medicines, in addition to dry meals gadgets corresponding to rice, pasta, vermicelli, sugar, oil, tea, dates, and cheese. A wide range of drinks, tents, garments, quilts, blankets, carpets, private hygiene gadgets and shelter kits have been additionally provided.
Abdel Fattah mentioned the convoy was additionally provided with massive portions of tents able to withstanding harsh climate circumstances, and garments to fulfill the wants of all age teams in response to the growing wants of the Palestinian individuals.
Abdel Fattah famous that the work on the convoy noticed a large turnout of younger volunteers who wished to contribute to the humanitarian mission.
Abdel Fattah affirmed the aid convoys demonstrated the Egyptian state’s dedication to supporting the Palestinian individuals, and that supporting Gaza was a humanitarian obligation.
The Tahya Misr Fund has activated an account named (037037 – Gaza Reconstruction) in all Egyptian banks to obtain contributions from inside and outdoors Egypt for reconstruction. Contributions can be made on-line through the web site www.tahyamisrfund.org
The Tahya Misr Fund despatched support convoys to the Gaza Strip in January 2025, consisting of 305 “trailer” vans carrying greater than 4,200 tons of support, and 11 ambulances, in addition to in 2024, consisting of 507 vans loaded with greater than 8,000 tons of humanitarian support and two ambulances, and in 2021, which consisted of 130 vans.
The Gaza Strip assist convoys are one of many actions of the strategic axis “Confronting Disasters and Crises” to alleviate the struggling of these affected, strengthen the spirit of solidarity and cohesion between peoples, and maximize the function of civil society in numerous fields.
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